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KEMP Hospice challenges common myths during April Awareness Month
This April, KEMP Hospice is raising awareness to challenge widespread misconceptions about its hospice care and encourage more people to access the support available. Despite the essential role hospices play in supporting people with life-limiting illnesses, many...
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KEMP Hospice challenges common myths during April Awareness Month
This April, KEMP Hospice is raising awareness to challenge widespread misconceptions about its hospice care and encourage more people to access the support available. Despite the essential role hospices play in supporting people with life-limiting illnesses, many...
Member News
How Roxel UK Supports Its Employees
Managing stress in the workplace is a complex challenge yet getting it right can deliver real benefits for both employees and the organisation. Effective stress management helps reduce sickness absence, lower staff turnover and recruitment costs, and minimise employee...
SUTCLIFFE & CO CROWNED SME OF THE YEAR AT SOUTH WEST BUSINESS & COMMUNITY AWARDS
Worcester based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers, are celebrating being crowned ‘SME of the Year 2026’ at the coveted South West Business & Community Awards. Having been shortlisted in three categories, Employer of the Year, SME of the Year and Outstanding...
Patron & Strategic News
SUTCLIFFE & CO CROWNED SME OF THE YEAR AT SOUTH WEST BUSINESS & COMMUNITY AWARDS
Worcester based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers, are celebrating being crowned ‘SME of the Year 2026’ at the coveted South West Business & Community Awards. Having been shortlisted in three categories, Employer of the Year, SME of the Year and Outstanding...
Luctonians Sports Club investing in the future of Herefordshire’s young people
Luctonians Sports Club is continuing to invest in the next generation across Herefordshire, having engaged more than 20,000 children through its schools’ outreach programme and raised over £250,000 for local charities since 1992. Today, the club is home to more than...
Chamber News
Women’s Business Conference 2026 Returns with Inspiring Speaker Line-Up and Powerful Stories of Leadership and Resilience
The Women’s Business Conference returns in 2026 as one of the Chamber’s flagship events, bringing together professionals from across the region to celebrate, connect, and empower women in business. Proudly sponsored by mfg Legal Services Limited, the conference...
New Construction & Trade Forum Series Launched to Support Industry Collaboration
The Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of its new Construction & Trade Forum series, designed to bring together professionals from across the sector to share knowledge, discuss key challenges, and explore...
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Local Expertise Meets New Connections: West Mercia Air Conditioning Joins the Chamber
West Mercia Air Conditioning is proud to be a member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Having joined the Chamber in recent weeks, we are already enjoying being part of a thriving local business network. While we are relatively new to the...
Local Expertise Meets New Connections: West Mercia Air Conditioning Joins the Chamber
West Mercia Air Conditioning is proud to be a member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Having joined the Chamber in recent weeks, we are already enjoying being part of a thriving local business network. While we are relatively new to the...
Policy News
Reading the Seismograph: What the BCC’s QES Dashboard can tell us about the looming economic shock
The latest results from the British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) for Q1 2026 present a familiar picture1. Business confidence remains subdued. Investment intentions are weak. Cost pressures, though no longer accelerating, remain elevated. Firms...
Iran Conflict Deepens Inflation Concerns
Responding to the latest inflation data, published this morning by the Office for National Statistics, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce said: “Today’s 3.3% inflation figure for March is an early signal that the Iran conflict is...
Skills News
Surprise Fall In Unemployment But Threat Remains
Reacting to the latest labour market data from the ONS, Patrick Milnes, Head of People and Work at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “While unemployment has seen a surprise fall to 4.9%, the expectation is that it will rise this year as business...
Skills Planning Vital To Tackle Gen Z Drift
A new report on a pioneering scheme for business-led skills planning in England has identified a pressing need to better engage Generation Z with the workplace. The analysis of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) found they have engaged thousands of people and...
Charity News
KEMP Hospice challenges common myths during April Awareness Month
This April, KEMP Hospice is raising awareness to challenge widespread misconceptions about its hospice care and encourage more people to access the support available. Despite the essential role hospices play in supporting people with life-limiting illnesses, many...
Local Charity launches entrepreneurial fundraising challenge during Mental Health Awareness Week this May
West Midlands-based mental health charity Kaleidoscope Plus Group has launched a new fundraising initiative, inviting individuals, schools and businesses to turn just £5 into vital support for its mental health services across the Midlands. The Fiver to Thrive...
UK’s Economic Security At Risk
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging Government to prioritise the UK’s economic security, after 10 years of geopolitical shocks have repeatedly damaged growth. Businesses in the UK have been left permanently bruised by the Pandemic, Brexit, wars in Ukraine...
BCC News
UK’s Economic Security At Risk
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is urging Government to prioritise the UK’s economic security, after 10 years of geopolitical shocks have repeatedly damaged growth. Businesses in the UK have been left permanently bruised by the Pandemic, Brexit, wars in Ukraine...
Worcestershire News
Free bus travel for all veterans and serving personnel launching
Veterans and serving armed forces personnel across Worcestershire will soon be able to travel for free on buses. The new scheme provides free travel on the county’s commercial bus network and the Worcestershire on Demand service for veterans and serving personnel who...
WORCESTER STREET SIXES RETURNS TO THE CITY CENTRE THIS JULY
Worcestershire Cricket Foundation is inviting businesses from across the county to take part in Worcester Street Sixes, returning to the heart of the city on Wednesday 15 July 2026. Set across Cathedral Square and Worcester High Street, the event will once again...
Herefordshire News
Luctonians Sports Club investing in the future of Herefordshire’s young people
Luctonians Sports Club is continuing to invest in the next generation across Herefordshire, having engaged more than 20,000 children through its schools’ outreach programme and raised over £250,000 for local charities since 1992. Today, the club is home to more than...
Local Expertise Meets New Connections: West Mercia Air Conditioning Joins the Chamber
West Mercia Air Conditioning is proud to be a member of the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Having joined the Chamber in recent weeks, we are already enjoying being part of a thriving local business network. While we are relatively new to the...
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KEMP Hospice challenges common myths during April Awareness Month
This April, KEMP Hospice is raising awareness to challenge widespread misconceptions about its hospice care and encourage more people to access the support available. Despite the essential role hospices play in supporting people with life-limiting illnesses, many...
How Roxel UK Supports Its Employees
Managing stress in the workplace is a complex challenge yet getting it right can deliver real benefits for both employees and the organisation. Effective stress management helps reduce sickness absence, lower staff turnover and recruitment costs, and minimise employee...
SUTCLIFFE & CO CROWNED SME OF THE YEAR AT SOUTH WEST BUSINESS & COMMUNITY AWARDS
Worcester based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers, are celebrating being crowned ‘SME of the Year 2026’ at the coveted South West Business & Community Awards. Having been shortlisted in three categories, Employer of the Year, SME of the Year and Outstanding...
Luctonians Sports Club investing in the future of Herefordshire’s young people
Luctonians Sports Club is continuing to invest in the next generation across Herefordshire, having engaged more than 20,000 children through its schools’ outreach programme and raised over £250,000 for local charities since 1992. Today, the club is home to more than...
Meet the PhD Students Transforming How We Understand Our World
Have you ever wondered what kind of world-shaping research is happening right now on your doorstep in Worcestershire? A free event at The Hive on Thursday 7 May, 18.30-20.00, will give the public a rare chance to hear directly from three University of Worcester PhD...
Severn Valley Railway named as finalist in Muddy Awards
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) is delighted to announce it has been shortlisted as a finalist for Best Family Experience in the Muddy Stilettos Awards for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. The awards, run by Muddy Stilettos – the UK’s leading luxury lifestyle...
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